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Species Anabrus longipes - Long-legged Anabrus

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids)

Suborder Ensifera (Long-horned Orthoptera)

Infraorder Tettigoniidea (Katydids, Camel Crickets, and relatives)

Family Tettigoniidae (Katydids)

Subfamily Tettigoniinae (Shield-backed Katydids)

Genus Anabrus

Species longipes (Long-legged Anabrus)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

First described in 1907 by Andrew Nelson Caudell as Anabrus longipes

Explanation of Names

Latin longipes ("long-footed"), a compound of longus ("long") + pes ("foot", "leg")

Identification

Simiar to Mormon Cricket, but more restricted area of distribution; legs longer and more slender; in adults lower edge of wings is white and usually shows behind pronotum (may be pale, but rarely if ever white in Mormon Cricket).

Range

west side of Rockies and nearby to the west; from central British Columbia, thru e. Washington, ne. Oregon, & nw. Montana, to central Idaho

Internet References

Singing Insects of North America

Orthoptera Species File Online

Proceedings of the U.S. National Museum v.32 p.361 Caudell's original description of the species

Contributed by Ted Kropiewnicki on 30 June, 2008 - 8:35pm
Additional contributions by Chuck Entz, David Ferguson
Last updated 16 August, 2015 - 11:25am

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